(Consent)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the draft Council decision (12669/2019),

–  having regard to the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on the general principles for its participation in Union programmes(1),

–  having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 209 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9‑0115/2021),

–  having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4) and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A9-0253/2022),

1.  Gives its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol;

2.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Palestine.

(1) OJ L 121, 8.4.2021, p. 3.